OMTP Product Profile process sees early phase adoption

London UK, 28 November 2006: The Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) re-enforces its position as a central player in the drive towards improved device usability and wider data service adoption, with the launch of its conformance process (OMTP Product Profile). The OMTP Product Profile process enables statements of conformance to be made against approved OMTP recommendations. OMTP welcomes the first statements made using the first implementation of the Product Profile process.

An OMTP Product Profile statement enables OMTP members and participants to state conformance at product and component levels using a simple and intuitive portal (http://www.omtp.org/). The information is made publicly available via the same portal enabling network operators, device manufacturers and platform and technology providers to quickly compare and contrast technology offerings.

Four OMTP participants have already made statements; these are Discretix, VirtualLogix, Spansion and Symbian. These statements are made against two of OMTP’s 12 approved recommendations, Trusted Environment TR0 (Discretix, VirtualLogix and Spansion) and Signing Scheme Requirements (Symbian).

OMTP commissioned Geoff Preston Associates Ltd to help them define and implement the conformance process. The aim of the process is to deliver base functionality in support of early statements of conformance prior to the full launch which will include enhanced portal functionality and an extended feature set. The full launch is scheduled for Q1 2007.

Tim Raby, Managing Director of OMTP said, “We are extremely pleased to see these early statements from a number of our participant members. The combination of OMTP’s published recommendations and the new OMTP Product Profile process provide a powerful tool to deliver enhanced, simplified and secure usability for the mobile phone user and to encourage wider adoption of data services to further enrich the user experience. These early statements and our operator members inclusion of the requirements in their device requirement documents, demonstrates the benefits of making Product Profile statements and will also help us to refine the process prior to full launch early next year.”

About OMTP

OMTP is a forum funded by companies from across the mobile phone value chain, set up with the aim of simplifying the customer experience of mobile data services. OMTP is backed by many of the largest mobile carriers and serves the needs of every link in the mobile phone value chain by gathering and driving mobile terminal requirements. The group defines requirements that enable mobile devices to have a standardized application interface and consistent user experience across multiple devices. OMTP recommendations benefit carriers, content providers, middleware vendors and handset manufacturers to develop open and compatible mobile devices. For more information, visit http://www.omtp.org.

About Discretix

Discretix is a leading provider of embedded security technology for mobile devices and flash memory. Discretix technology, which incorporates both hardware and software components, enables security to be incorporated into products at the chipset level, making it transparent to the end-user while protecting sensitive information from malicious attacks, viruses, fraud, and theft. Discretix' solutions are deployed in a wide array of devices and mobile systems to enhance security, reliability, and user experience. Discretix, a privately-owned company, serves the needs of some of the world's best-known semiconductor and device manufacturers and was ranked by Gartner as the embedded security market leader for the second year in a row in 2005. For more information, please visit www.discretix.com.

About Spansion

Spansion is a leading Flash memory solutions provider, dedicated to enabling, storing and protecting digital content in the wireless, automotive, networking and consumer electronics markets. Spansion, previously a joint venture of AMD and Fujitsu, is the largest company in the world dedicated exclusively to designing, developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling Flash memory solutions. For more information, visit http://www.spansion.com.

About Symbian Limited

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market leading open operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones, also known as smartphones.

Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world’s leading handset manufacturers and has built close co-operative business relationships with leading companies across the mobile industry. During Q3 2006, 13 million Symbian smartphones were sold worldwide to over 250 major network operators. To date, more than 100 million Symbian smartphones have shipped cumulatively.

Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom with offices in the United States, Europe (England and Sweden (UIQ Technology AB)), Israel and Asia (India, P.R. China, Korea, and Japan).

About VirtualLogix, Inc.

VirtualLogix™, Inc. is the global leader in Real-Time Virtualization™ technology for connected devices. VirtualLogix VLX enables multiple operating system environments to run concurrently on shared hardware and provides a range of performance, fault tolerance and security options to address specific market requirements. As a result, the world's largest semiconductor companies, manufacturers, OEMs and carriers are able to reduce development and bill of material costs, improve time to market by leveraging existing software investments, and create conditions that meet their business goals. With more than 20 years of experience developing system software for network infrastructure, digital multimedia and mobile handsets, VirtualLogix is paving the way for the development of next generation connected devices.

VirtualLogix, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. with operations worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.virtuallogix.com.

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